You can give the ball to Melo when he's not shooting well... he doesn't care.

You can say what you want about his efficiency but with the game on the line, regardless of how he's shot throughout a given game, I want Melo with the ball and feel good about him creating and making a clutch shot.

The Knicks CAN beat the Heat. It's going to be EXTREMELY difficult and the smart money is on them not doing it. But they are a LeBron ACL tear away from being the favorite in the East. Just because the Heat are great doesn't mean the team should give up. A playoff run, even if it ends at the hands of Miami, would be GREAT for the franchise and the fans.

Sports fans in general have this title-only mentality that drives me crazy. The journey matters, and it can be just as rewarding and fun. I hate the idea that "well we aren't going to win a championship, so let's ADMIT that, and not focus on winning, but instead just dream of a time down the road that we MIGHT be able to acquire players and coaches and try to win (even though we can do that RIGHT NOW)... which will then give us the opportunity to win it all."

Well duh, of course we want Melo to shoot the last shot. He's our best player. That doesn't mean a whole lot though.

I'm actually not someone who has a "title only" mentality, but BBD consistently makes the point about winning a title so I use that reference too. We haven't won a playoff series a long time, so that's a factor too. Making the playoffs is no big deal in the east. It's winning playoff series which I would like to do. Not to mention we're old as crap so winning a title should be a priority this season.

And that argument of "we're one LeBron ACL tear away from being the best team" is an absurd argument. Big deal. We're one Melo ACL tear away from being a lottery pick team.

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Originally Posted by Rob S

Melo is one of the best clutch guys in the league. Would you honestly not give the ball to Melo for a last shot? I don't care if he is 2-20, Melo is getting the ball....any other decision would be asinine.

Where did I say not to give him the ball? All I said is he's inconsistent so when he's off (which can be fairly often) we'll suffer the consequences. He loves to try and take over games in the end and be clutch but when he's off he doesn't know how to defer the ball like other stars, i.e. LeBron, Wade, Durant, etc.

Chris Paul turns into a scorer in the last five minutes of the fourth quarter. Did you see him carry the Clips past the Griz in last year's playoffs? Dude is absolutely clutch, and one of the best in the league at it, too.

The clippers looks damn good. If we don't make finals, which I still believe we will I can see them making it. They drew horrible matchups last year but they had a winning record against both the thunder and the heat and they look even better this year. Especially if this stretch isn't just a fluke for deandre.

The clippers looks damn good. If we don't make finals, which I still believe we will I can see them making it. They drew horrible matchups last year but they had a winning record against both the thunder and the heat and they look even better this year. Especially if this stretch isn't just a fluke for deandre.

West is definitely pretty open now after the Harden trade....playoffs in the West should be fun as hell.